Album Review: Harrison Rapp (Self-Titled) – Nadine Records
Reviewed by Harry Kaplan
So let me get the chronology down for you all. First, I was doing my Bandcamp treasure hunt when I heard “Tell Us What We’ve Won” by Portland artist Harrison Rapp. It immediately put its hooks in me. Very minimalist and lo-fi. The song begins with a simple 4/4 drumbeat, and then the guitar kicks in.
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Talk Talk: Spirit Of Eden (Parlophone (EMI)) – Album Review
Reviewed by Harry Kaplan
This album was released on September 16, 1988, which was my very first day working at an independent record store. Yes, record stores were a thing in 1988 and I was lucky enough to score a gig working at one. I had listened to almost nothing voluntarily apart from Grateful Dead music for the previous four and a half years. My horizons needed expansion, only I didn’t know it yet.
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